Ethan's New Bed...

Where has the time gone????

2009 Christmas Morning!

A little late....but, better late than never! Right? Right! Christmas was so much fun this year! Both boys knew what was going on and Noah got his new fish aquarium and Ethan got a tractor. All was good in the Burks home!

Below is the much-anticipated fish aquarium! The fish are:

1. Hearty (a bleeding-heart tetra)

2. Zero (this was the fish the nice lady gave us for free)

3. Mickey

4. Blackie (solid black fish)

5. Bruce (our freshwater shark named for Bruce from Finding Nemo)

6. Pinkie (hot pink glofish)

7. Tiger (tiger fish)

8. Zebra (black and white stripe fish)

9. Sucker (this one sticks to the side of the tank and eats off the algae)

And we cannot forget precious Ruby-Spencer. *sigh*

Happy Holidays everyone!

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like...

CHRISTMAS!!!

Finally. Christmas shopping is completed and gifts are wrapped.

I finally decided to hang the stockings on the fireplace, instead of the bookshelves!

Noah got out of school at 10:00 this morning! Yay! Here he is working on his 2010 calendar project.

And this little boogar has a sinus infection. He is sleeping well, though!
Timmy and I both took off work yesterday to take Ethan to his LeBonheur clinic yesterday morning. We met with the specialist and nutritionist to go over Ethan's enzyme tests from the lab in Sacramento. The normal range for enzyme activity is > or = to 31. Ethan's level is 0.3. This confirms his diagnosis of 3mcc. All this means is that we continue to monitor his lab values every 3-4 months. Since he has never had any symptoms of the disorder, we are discussing possibly adding bacon to his diet! We will find out after his lab results from yesterday come back. Also, he now weighs 29 pounds! That puts him in the 50th% for his weight-which is GREAT news!!!

Hope everyone is getting ready for a very merry Christmas! We sure are!!!!

Catch Up!

It has been a L-O-O-O-O-N-G time since my last post. My computer crashed and had to be completely re-installed and it took a while for me to finally re-download all of my pictures! We have been busy, as usual...so, I am posting a few pics that I never posted last month!

Here Noah is with Ashtyn on Halloween. He thought he was big stuff!

Noah, posing with his Jack-O-Lantern this year! He decided he wanted to be a cowboy, again, and I thought that was a fabulous and free idea! Ethan dressed as a pirate, but chose not to participate in picture-taking...he was not a friendly pirate!
We got to see these guys for Thanksgiving! I LOVE Laura-Hays!!!!!!!!! She will love me even more for posting this picture!

The boys play together constantly! Sometimes, it does end up in a "he hit me/took my toy/will not play with ...etc...but, they are quick to fight and quick to love!

Ethan has gotten to where he wants to do everything his big brother does...including homework!

We have the Christmas decorations up, most of the Christmas presents bought and are ready for December 25th!!!!

I Promise...

My computer completely crashed last week and I had to have all of my programs re-installed! Which means, all bazillion pictures have been wiped off of my computer! SO, I promise to re-download all bazillion and update my blog this week!!!

Side note: Ethan now says "I. Wove. You."
Other Side Note: Noah is now 4 feet tall.

Will be blogging soon!

Bragging Rights...

This little boy was awesome at the hospital today! The nurse could not believe how good he was! He's been getting labwork done since he was 10 days old, so he is an old pro! She said she has teenagers that act worse! We will have results in a couple of weeks...

Timmy and I surprised this big boy today and showed up at his class room to help with 'centers.' We are going to try to do this every Tuesday! We had a great time and Noah loved it! The assistant principal told me this morning that Noah is the sweetest little boy she has seen!
We are very proud of both our boys! So many people love them and show them that every day! For that, I am so thankful!!

Glasses/Glathes...And Other Total Randomness!

Noah loves to read with his "glasses."

Ethan loves playing with his "glathes."Either way they say it, it is very cute!

Finally, a picture of Noah with his jack-o-lantern!
Ethan is officially in his toddler bed!

We go for Ethan's enzyme testing tomorrow afternoon. This test will be sent to a laboratory in San Diego and will determine exactly what Ethan can/not eat. We are praying that this will show that he can eat meat and therefore, lift the last food restriction! I will update as soon as we get the results...it could take a few weeks!

The Greatest Bargain Ever!

I bought this Thomas the Train table, tracks, mountain and 10 trains for Ethan's birthday! I got it from a friend who's son never played with it for a FRACTION of the cost!

The boys love playing with it and only argue over trains sometimes...
If he would only open his eyes!

What a deal!!!!

Have You Seen My Cat?

This is what Noah has been reading to some of his stuffed animals at night.

Notice how each one has their own bed consisting of 2 of my wash cloths?
And hand towels...lots of hand towels!
Really. How cute is that!!??

Practice Makes Perfect!

We have been doing this 3 times a day for the past couple of days...just practicing!

Beach Hunk

Yep...here he is:

Such a cutie!
What a hottie!(he's going to LOVE this post! :))

October Beach Vacation!

We had a good time at the beach last week! Here are several pictures from our vacation:

Noah and Ethan enjoyed playing in the sand and working on their castle!

The great sassy search...Ethan's sassy flew right off the 9th floor balcony, never to be found again...

Look closely and you can see Ethan underwater. He constantly jumped in! He is such a fish!

Noah chilled in the pool on the float...

The boys thought this lizard was pretty neat...me, not so much...

My beach hunks:

The boys are currently working on carving their jack-o-lanterns. I will post pics soon!

Look At This Face!

This is what Ethan does now when he is smiling...I love that face!

All My Bags Are Packed...

Ha Ha! Yeah right!

WARNING: THIS BLOG IS ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!

Things are busy around here...we will be leaving Tuesday morning at 7:00 and I have not one thing packed! I have, however, cleaned, completed laundry, had both trucks cleaned, INSIDE and out (even the inner-windows WOW)! What is it about when you go on vacation, having EVERYTHING spotless before you leave? I cannot imagine not having everything, down to the dishes in the dishwasher and the sheets on the bed, clean before going out of town for more than a couple of days!

I found out a couple of days ago, that Noah knows his alphabet in sign-language! Any word you say to him, he can sign for you! It is amazing how much that child has learned, just since starting kindergarden! He can read small books, recognizes AND spells his colors...now if I can just get him to write his name correctly, we will be in great shape! I am constantly saying, "Big N, little o, little a, little h" because he loves writing his name in all caps!

Noah's treat every Friday, is a happy meal (yes, we are health nuts haha) if he receives all green smiley faces for the week! This marks month 2 of all green smileys! We are very proud of him!

Ethan learned how to fall on his head out of his crib this afternoon...I am strongly considering converting his bed, but dread the change!

Well, that is all for now! Oh! Happy Anniversary David and Trina (yesterday)!

Birthday Part(ies) Extravaganza!

Ethan had a great 2nd birthday! He opened gifts...

At Poppa and Nannas:

And at home:
I swear, my face is twice her size! Geez! I think Ethan's face here is so funnny...he is watching his brother act silly! Here Ethan is postioning his candle right where he wants it!Silly brothers! Getting ready to blow out his candle; Birthday cake shot: Birthday tradition: measuring!!

Here is a comparison between the boys when they both turned 2! 3 inches difference! Both tall boys!